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15 Jul 2014, 10:23
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Hey guys,
I've been using Powerscore CR Bible and OG 13 to go through my Critical Reasoning approach. Initially, I was going through the chapters of Powerscore and then thought I would time myself in OG once I finished the Powerscore book. I got to chapter 9 (Resolve) and figured I would give OG a go.
Through the 8 chapters I covered in Powerscore to that point, I only answered incorrectly on two of the questions, drills, mini-drills, etc. However, on OG, I did pretty bad (like 60% or so) through the first 80 problems.
I then tried to take time through the Resolve chapter and then go to the OG questions that are related to Resolve and try those. I scored 8/13 for those questions - pretty terrible.
Anybody else experience this problem? I have just under 6 weeks until my GMAT exam. I have a BS in Applied Math, so I'd prefer to spend the next 2.5 - 3 weeks between CR and SC (I have Manhattan SC and also have OG Verbal Supplement) and then finish tying up loose ends in quant before I barrel through some more CATs. I sense the difficulty being a bit harder on the OG problems, and when I look at the answer explanations on the ones I choose that are incorrect, they tend to be a second best or one that is "too strong," so at least I am not completely off in my incorrectness haha. I guess what I'm really looking for is some guidance from other forum members that have had similar issues or helped someone with these similar issues. Is it really just a lack of focus when I sit down and do the real thing? Anything at all would help!
Also, as a benchmark, I'm trying to hit V40 on the actual test, so I would like to be up around at least 85% proficiency for CR.
I've been using Powerscore CR Bible and OG 13 to go through my Critical Reasoning approach. Initially, I was going through the chapters of Powerscore and then thought I would time myself in OG once I finished the Powerscore book. I got to chapter 9 (Resolve) and figured I would give OG a go.
Through the 8 chapters I covered in Powerscore to that point, I only answered incorrectly on two of the questions, drills, mini-drills, etc. However, on OG, I did pretty bad (like 60% or so) through the first 80 problems.
I then tried to take time through the Resolve chapter and then go to the OG questions that are related to Resolve and try those. I scored 8/13 for those questions - pretty terrible.
Anybody else experience this problem? I have just under 6 weeks until my GMAT exam. I have a BS in Applied Math, so I'd prefer to spend the next 2.5 - 3 weeks between CR and SC (I have Manhattan SC and also have OG Verbal Supplement) and then finish tying up loose ends in quant before I barrel through some more CATs. I sense the difficulty being a bit harder on the OG problems, and when I look at the answer explanations on the ones I choose that are incorrect, they tend to be a second best or one that is "too strong," so at least I am not completely off in my incorrectness haha. I guess what I'm really looking for is some guidance from other forum members that have had similar issues or helped someone with these similar issues. Is it really just a lack of focus when I sit down and do the real thing? Anything at all would help!
Also, as a benchmark, I'm trying to hit V40 on the actual test, so I would like to be up around at least 85% proficiency for CR.
16 Jul 2014, 07:08
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I was having similar problem last month and then I started doing preparation from Manhattan GMAT CR guide, I found it very helpful and this book have very good strategies to tackle difficult questions. On the other hand you have to practice as much as you can because these CR questions can be from any field Ex: Business, History, Education, Biology, Astronomy etc. You will find it very difficult to understand terminologies used in those questions. so you can just beat this section by Practice and good Strategy.
try going to through CR forums of gmatclub, you will find very helpful material and information regarding this section.
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try going to through CR forums of gmatclub, you will find very helpful material and information regarding this section.
Please consider giving 'kudos' if this helped
16 Jul 2014, 14:58
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Hi,
You can also try to find out the type of CR questions that you can having difficulty in solving.
Whether the difficulty lies with a specific type of question or in general and based on that you can devise an approach.
Good Luck!!
You can also try to find out the type of CR questions that you can having difficulty in solving.
Whether the difficulty lies with a specific type of question or in general and based on that you can devise an approach.
Good Luck!!
